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Benny Gantz

Former prime minister and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 2:51 am
Bennett suggests Netanyahu could sit in future government, backtracks, says he wasn’t serious
In fresh round of bloc infighting, Eisenkot, Golan, Liberman categorically reject possibility of sitting in coalition with Likud leader, while Gantz is lone voice of support
By Shira Silkoff and Ariela Karmel
Yousef Jabareen, chairman of the Joint List, attends the party’s Hebrew-language campaign launch event ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, in Tel Aviv, October 5, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 1:07 am
Joint Arab List says it’s willing to provide safety net for any anti-Netanyahu coalition
But party to condition support on pathway to Palestinian state; Winter, Netanyahu trade barbs after ex-general says ‘I don’t work for anyone’; Gantz vows to stay in race despite poor polling
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz on the Lazar Focus podcast, September 18, 2026 (screenshot)
September 20, 2026, 1:01 pm
Gantz tells ToI he’ll halt his campaign if he doesn’t cross threshold in last week of race
Blue and White party leader, on Times of Israel’s Lazar Focus podcast, says he expects to get enough seats to be in next Knesset, but if not, he’ll make sure no votes are wasted
By Lazar Berman
September 18, 2026, 11:46 am
Benny Gantz: Netanyahu is responsible for October 7, dividing society
Blue and White leader and former defense minister says no problem can be solved without unity government, that Israel must be strong while keeping its morals — and that he won’t drop out
By Lazar Berman
Alexander Granovsky (via social media, used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 16, 2026, 10:10 pm
Man given 13.5 years in jail for spying for Iran, in harshest such sentence yet
Alexander Granovsky found guily of setting 9 cars on fire, stalking Benny Gantz’s neighborhood; as part of plea deal, four young men from East Jerusalem admit to taking part in separate plot
By Noam Lehmann
Directors Yuval Abraham (left) and Rachel Szor, winners of the special jury prize for the film ‘Naza,’ pose for photographers during the closing ceremony of the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 12, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
September 14, 2026, 12:48 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza
After IDF rejects claims made in ‘NAZA,’ chief of staff reportedly to hold meeting on response; MK Lazimi assails culture minister for bid to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship
By Michael Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) in Jerusalem on September 7 and Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot in Rosh HaAyin on September 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
September 10, 2026, 11:18 am
Election polls show little change, continued deadlock after party slates finalized
Eisenkot’s Yashar is largest party in TV polls but neither bloc has clear path to majority; opposition officials said pressuring Gantz to quit, viewing him as obstacle to victory
By ToI Staff
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg (right), attends the registration of political parties ahead of the election at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 2:43 am
Israel’s election takes shape as 38 parties submit slates, in battle between pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs
Major parties registering on Tuesday feature few women candidates in realistic spots; Shas adds IDF reservist; Sukkot slides on Religious Zionism list; Blue and White makes last-ditch survival effort
By Stav Levaton, Ariela Karmel and Emanuel Fabian
An election campaign poster by the Unity Party, led by Gilad Erdan is seen at the entrance to Jerusalem, August 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 9:56 pm
Erdan’s Unity quits election race as parties scramble to finalize slates ahead of deadline
Gadi Eisenkot hints at surprise mergers before Tuesday’s cut off date to submit lists, amid reports of talks with Bennett; Ben Gvir appoints Gotliv as number 2 in his far-right party
By ToI Staff
Ministers Gilad Erdan, left, and Moshe Kahlon, center, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on May 20, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
September 3, 2026, 3:16 pm
One-hit wonders keep saving Netanyahu. This time, he might be played out
A constellation of center-right parties could unite to bolster the prime minister, as their now-defunct predecessors have done. But even if they do, it may not be enough to get him a majority
By Ben Sales
Left to right: Former minister Gilad Erdan and MK Yuli Edelstein in Tel Aviv, August 6, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 30, 2026, 8:17 pm
With only days left to submit slates, small parties are still jockeying for position
Despite polling under the electoral threshold, newly established right-wing factions seen as unlikely to agree on any sort of joint run until right before September 8 deadline
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Negev Conference in the southern city of Dimona, southern Israel, July 17, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 27, 2026, 4:06 pm
With debutant Winter poised to cannibalize his bloc, Netanyahu has reason to sweat
New People of Israel party seen as most likely to draw votes away from PM’s coalition allies, as well as his own Likud, with rivals and other small right-wing factions already siphoning away support
By Sam Sokol
Left to right: Former minister Gilad Erdan and MK Yuli Edelstein in Tel Aviv, August 6, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 11, 2026, 9:33 pm
Meet the ‘Third Bloc’ of right-wing parties pushing for a ‘Zionist unity government’
Leaders of new crop of center-right factions believe they can replace the Haredim as kingmakers and broker peace between the competing blocs; the polls, for now, say otherwise
By Sam Sokol
Left to right: Defense Minister Israel Katz, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90); IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, February 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 3, 2026, 12:38 pm
Katz tries to walk back on-air removal of top general, as opposition, allies call to oust Katz
Lawmakers, former generals, settlement leaders decry defense minister’s live TV replacement of Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth; IDF said freezing senior appointments until elections
By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Left: Likud MK Yuli Edelstein attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); right: Former Likud MK Gilad Erdan takes part in a ceremony for a bulletproof ambulance donated by the Harvest Christian Fellowship to Magen David Adom, at the Tower of David, in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 10:51 pm
Rumored ‘Likud B’ party led by Erdan and Edelstein picks up 5 seats in new ToI poll
Potential alliance of Likud defectors would blow new Gantz-Simhi and Hendel-Tropper outfits out of the water, but fail to resolve electoral deadlock, Zman Yisrael survey shows
By ToI Staff
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